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04 December 2013

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TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs has today
welcomed the 8% annual reduction in the live register figures for Clondalkin as
a “clear and encouraging sign that the Irish economy is moving in the right
direction”.

Figures published by the CSO today show that the live
register total for the Clondlakin local office area, which encompasses the bulk
of Dublin Mid West, showed a fall from 9.033 in October 2012 to 8,345 in
October 2013.

Minister Fitzgerald stated: "This figure
is still too high, but I welcome the fact that we are now going in the right
direction"

“This significant decrease in live register
numbers in the Clondalkin area should be taken as a positive indicator that the
Government's 'Action Plan for Jobs' is working."

“These statistics, coupled to recent
announcements of major investments by Digital Realty and Microsoft in massive
data centre developments in the Clondalkin area, all point to a brightening
economic picture as Ireland prepares to exit the troika bailout."

“Nationally, the unemployment rate is now at
its lowest level since 2009, following five quarters in succession where
unemployment has declined on an annual basis. The Taoiseach has rightly hailed
this as a sign that business confidence is rising," concluded Fitzgerald.